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On Wednesday, the Student Assembly announced that it had succeeded in shifting this fall’s weekend classes to later hours. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., on the Saturdays of Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, respectively.

The weekend classes were added to the schedule because the original fall-term start date coincided with the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.

To compensate, the administrators proposed two weekend with Saturday classes, college spokesperson Diana Lawrence wrote in a May email to The Dartmouth.

“We were told by Dean [of the Faculty Michael] M a s t a n d u n o t h at t h e Committee on Instruction, which is the committee that decided when class times would be, had evaluated all of their options and had decided

for a variety of different reasons that Saturday was the best replacement time,” Noah Manning ’17 said. Manning and Nicholas Harrington ’17 serve as joint leaders of the Student Assembly for the summer term.

It was obvious from the start that students disliked the idea of weekend classes, let alone ones that would begin so early in the morning, he said.

“When that news came out in the spring, many students were not happy with this proposal,” Manning said. “I think we can all understand that 8 a.m. classes on a Saturday morning might not be a popular idea.”

The Student Assembly derived two counterproposals to pitch to administrators, the rationale being that if students were not able to contend the idea of the weekend classes, they should at least be able to negotiate the times. The SEE FALL CLASS PAGE 5

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BookUp aims to help students find study partners for classes they need help in.

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Drawing from student feedback as well as startup methodology learned in economics professor Andrew Samwick’s social entrepreneurship course, a group of students at the College has founded BookUp, a startup that allows students to connect with academic

resources inside and outside the classroom.

BookUp aims to link students with academic resources available on campus as well as match students up as study partners based on class name and other factors.

The four students involved in the project are Elijah Moreno ’15, Brian Kim ’15, Jacob Ammon ’15

and Dan MacDonald ’17.

Moreno said that the idea for BookUp came to him after he took time off from school and had trouble finding people to study with when he returned.

“I guess it was inspired by the disconnect I saw with other students in the classroom,” he said.

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Hanover Police to host “Coffee with a Cop” B y JENNIFER JOO The Dartmouth

On Saturday, Aug. 15, members of the Upper Valley and officers from the Hanover Police Department will gather at the Etna Green in an informal environment for the fourth annual Coffee with a Cop event.

This year, however, the officers are hosting a special version of Coffee with a Cop where juice is also offered to cater to the younger members of the community. Kids, along with their parents, can ask

questions and talk to police officers in a relaxed, one-on-one interaction.

Hanover Police Chief Charlie Dennis said he is eager for this year’s event, especially because it is going to be more “kid friendly” compared to the previous years.

There will be police cars where children can see the inside and ask questions and be more informed about different features, Dennis said.

Every year, about 50 people attend the events, Dennis said. He hopes the number will rise each year because it is a great way to get the community involved.

Hanover town manager Julia Griffin wrote in an email that she is optimistic about making this event more focused on children.

Griffin wrote that the town tries to create opportunities for children and young people to meet and interact with its police officers in positive, casual settings.

Griffin said that these types of interactions help the children see a more human dimension to the police officers and signals that the cops’ goal is to assist and serve them.

Nenia Corcoran, a Hanover police officer, first brought the idea to Dennis, and they agreed that this

was the perfect format for meeting and greeting the community.

Griffin wrote that many local residents know the staff, but often interact with them in emergencies and other stressful situations, which can be “incredibly stressful” for the persons being assisted.

The event is also open to all Dartmouth students, Dennis said.

Matthew Jiang ’17, expressed interest in the event.

“My town doesn’t have anything like this, but I wish we did, especially when I was younger,” Jiang said.

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daily debriefing Dartmouth-Hitchcock has agreed to pay $452,000 to the Medicare program after a federal audit estimated that its Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital unit had improperly collected $1.4 million from that federalinsuranceprogramduring2011and2012,theValleynewsreported.

The audit, which was conducted by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that Medicare overpaid the hospital by $771,000 for 255 of the at-risk claims. By extrapolating from that sample, the auditors estimated that Medicare had paid the hospital nearly $1.4 million more than it was entitled to receive.

The inspector general also recommended that Dartmouth-Hitchcock tighten its system for reviewing and filing Medicare claims.

A federal judge has overturned a law prohibiting New Hampshire voters from displaying their marked ballots on social media, saying it unnecessarily restricts free speech to prevent a threat that no longer exists, the Valley News reports. The rule was enacted last year to stem vote-buying and voter coercion, problems that proliferated in the 1800s, before the adoption of secret ballots. But in a 42-page decision Tuesday, Judge Paul Barbadoro of U.S. District Court in Concord said there is no evidence that either has occurred in New Hampshire in the last century. Under the law, voters could still post pictures of their blank ballots or replicas of their marked ballots, but could not physically display a completed ballot. The plantiffs, Republican state Rep. Leon Rideout included, were happy with the ruling, with Rideout adding that she hoped displaying ballots could inspire social media savvy young people to vote.

Mary Brown-Guillory, president of the Champlain area National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told a statewide civil rights panel Monday that her organization has received an “avalanche” of discrimination complaints, the Valley News reports. In the month since they’ve been “open for business,” Vermont’s first NAACP chapter has received at least 50 complaints. Most involve discrimination, she said, including housing discrimination. Brown-Guillory said minority college students and recent grads have to use a friend’s name to apply for housing because landlords won’t rent to people with ethnic-sounding names. Vermont is among the whitest states in the country with 95 percent white residents, according to 2013 U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Startup aims to meet study needs FROM BOOKUP PAGE 1

After having the idea for a mechanism to connect students with study partners for a while, Moreno said he teamed up with Kim, Ammon and MacDonald to enter The Pitch competition run by the College’s Digital Arts, Leadership and Innovation Lab. While the team did not place in the

“The goal right now is to create a product for Dartmouth that Dartmouth students love and use and that is really helpful for them to connect.”

-Elijah Moreno ’15 Bookup Founder

competition, they received a large amount of constructive feedback, he said.

Moreno said that he has been working with academic departments as well the Tutor Clearinghouse to get feedback on their service and complement the services they offer.

“The goal right now is to create a product for Dartmouth that Dartmouth students love and use and that is really helpful for them

to connect,” he said.

MacDonald, who came to the College as a veteran, is involved in the business side of BookUp due to his prior business experience. He experienced some initial difficulty transitioning to the College, so the idea of bringing students together resonated with him, MacDonald said.

Both Moreno and MacDonald are both currently in Samwick’s social entrepreneurship class together and have used the Lean startup methodology to build their project as the customer uses it based on customer feedback.

“The product really kind of builds itself in that the students will be participating,” MacDonald said.

He added that once the site is more developed, the team is looking to expand to other campuses around the country, particularly to community colleges due to their low student retention rate.

MacDonald also pointed out the large amount of scientific research proving that studying in groups is more effective than studying alone.

Tutor Clearinghouse intern Jennifer Decker said that she found the idea for BookUp “super creative” as it streamlines finding a study spot, study partner and requesting a tutor into one website.

Decker said that, from the Tutor Clearinghouse perspective, BookUp aims to give “holistic support” to students — it creates a platform where students can reach out to other students in a variety of

different ways to aid their learning process.

Kim, BookUp’s main developer, said that BookUp will be having a soft launch this weekend to test basic matchmaking functionality and student response. He also said that the BookUp, because it is created “by students for students,” may have a unique potential to help students struggling through a difficult course load compared

“The product really builds iteself in that the students will be participating.”

-Dan MacDonald ’17 Bookup Business manager

to a resource run by the College.

Kim added the fast pace of a 10-week term can make scheduling weekly office hours trying to join a study group midway through the term challenging.

He said that he hopes that BookUp can be useful for professors and administrators in addition to students in regards to identifying topic areas professors may want to focus more on.

Priya Ramaiah contributed reportingto this story.

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Coffee event is a national initiative FROM COP COFFEE PAGE 1

“This is also a good way for Dartmouth students to get to know the community that surrounds them.”

Chris Park ’17 said he would be interested in learning how or if local police are engaging with recent national headlines about police violence.

“I’m curious if when cops see these police brutality headlines do they feel any kind of responsibility

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“I’m curious if when cops see these police brutality headlines, do they feel any kind of responsibility to talk about this or justify it or speak out against it?”

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The Hanover Police will host its fourth annual Coffee with a Cop event.

to talk about this or justify it or speak out against it?” Park said.

A Coffee with a Cop event was held last November at Umpleby’s Bakery and cafe, attracting around 50 community members.

“I want our residents to see our police officers as I do all the time,” Griffin said. “A group of really dedicated folks who want to be there and help keep people safe.

Coffee with a Cop is

a national initiative supported by The United States Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The first event was in March of 2011 at the Hawthorne Police Department in California. In less than two years, Coffee with a Cop events have been hosted in more than 2,000 communities, in 48 different states. Those who attend the

Hanover event are able to submit feedback anonymously via the national website.

The Hawthorne Police Department and the University of Illinois’ Center for Public Safety and Justice partnered up to create a national training program that establishes regional workshops.

These workshops are then followed by the Coffee with a Cop event.

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Contributing Columnist Julia Ceraolo ’15

Opinion Asks

Power in Language

Do you think Dartmouth students engage enough with the Upper Valley?

I think that it’s hard to consider students as one big whole on this issue. In my experience, engagement with the Upper Valley happens on an individual basis and it varies from student to student. There are many of us that are constantly engaged in the surrounding area in activities ranging from volunteer work to diner tours to visiting local swimming holes.

On the other hand, a good portion of students, including myself, seldom leave Hanover unless it is to visit somewhere a little further than the Upper Valley, like Boston or New York City.

I think that the school as a whole should be more vocal about getting students involved in the Upper Valley, be it through getting the word out about volunteer opportunities like cooking at The Haven or offering incentives to students who come up with their own creative ways to engage with our surrounding towns and neighborhoods. However, it is also up to us as students to realize that there is a world outside of our little town, and the more we immerse ourselves in it, the more fulfilling our short time at the College will be.

—Andres Smith ’17 When students walk from Collis to Dirt Cowboy, they are not crossing a political boundary.

Dartmouth is an integral part of the Upper Valley, and to pretend that the two exist in different spheres is more than slightly off base. Of course it is important for students to get involved with the greater community – this is not exactly a controversial subject – since there are few, if any, downsides to becoming more engaged with the Upper Valley. Frankly, the only touchy point that comes to mind is the proverbial “Town versus Gown” relationship and the responsibility that students have to respect and be conscious of local residents.

It is necessary to recognize that College and the Upper Valley have a mutually beneficial arrangement. Dartmouth is one of New Hampshire’s oldest institutions and — particularly when combined with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — is one of the Upper Valley’s biggest employers. In turn, these employees are

an indispensable part of the College community — from the Dartmouth Dining Services workers who keep FoCo running smoothly to the Facilities Operations and Management staff that maintain Dartmouth’s campus and infrastructure. In return, it is important that students remember to be good neighbors. This could mean patronizing a local farm by picking up some produce at the Hanover Farmers’ Market, volunteering for an Upper Valley community project, or even participating in an annual charity run.

—Paul Harary ’18 We often hear that we do not engage enough with the Upper Valley. While this might be true, I think “forced” engagement (i.e. engagement through a class or a required program for undergraduates) is a bad idea. It is both intrusive and unnecessary — intrusive because students go into town trying to find personal stories that will eventually be used for a class presentation, and unnecessary because students are inherently shaped by their environment over the college years. By living in Hanover, the student population gets to contribute to the life of the Upper Valley — from hiking the nearby mountains to trying out restaurants in West Lebanon.

Needless to say, it is important to recognize that Hanover is not representative of the Upper Valley and that the Upper Valley has its fair share of social problems such as homelessness, poverty, and alcoholism. And yes, it is admirable when students pursue issues of social justice near their academic institutions, but these connections must stem from individual interest, the same way that community engagement beyond college stems from one’s desire to contribute. It is equally admirable when students pursue issues affecting communities worldwide, whether that means volunteering in Peru or interning in South Africa. Saying that Dartmouth students need to immerse themselves in the community surrounding them is as frustrating as expecting Columbia students to engage with the problems of New York City.

—Reem Chamseddine ’17

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The English language does not have the right words for women’s experiences.

It is no mystery that English, as well as are being taken, by definition. This demany other languages, has an embarrass- scription, however, also manages to point ingly high number of male-centric words. out how the victim is feeling. The result of It’s a risky game for a woman to write about the action “to emasculate” is inextricable entrenched unfairness, but this column is from the action itself. Something interior not so much a lament as it is an attempt and under-the-skin is happening when an to explore an often-overlooked language individual is emasculated — he is deprived dynamic. of his identity. For all we know, a woman We have plenty of words to describe who has been subjugated may have never blatant sexist experiences women might had an identity deemed important by undergo. We have the word “dominate” society in the first place.

— we say that women are “dominated” by Of course, the ties between women and men in certain societies. More interestingly, “subjugate” are not as strong as they are we have the word “subjugate.”The word between men and “emasculate” — the is tossed around in media and academic word “emasculate” has its root in the word discourses that effectively omit individuals “masculinity.” But it is enough to consider by only referring to them in large groups. historical patriarchal systems to understand There are, to be sure, people who happen that even in all of the many cases of invadto feel prompted by “subjugate” to think of ers subjugating entire tribes and peoples, an individual woman, rather than a group women are special targets. They are raped of faceless ones, but this is an exception. or sold into sex slavery or married off in Even as words evolve over time to mean far greater numbers than men. new things, many still carry their original I am not advocating for an erasure of gendered weight. gender in language. I wish that Google’s Rather than crefirst definition for ating overtly dis“emasculate” was “What we do not have is a criminatory pracnot to “make (a feminine word on par with tices, these words per son, idea, or “emasculate,” a term that subtly disreg ard piece of legislation) largely invests itself in the the unique perweaker or less effecinner life and experiences of tive.” I wish that the sonal experiences the individual, of the single of women. To begin second definition man.

“Emasculate” is tinged with, the word “sub— “deprive (a man) with the sexuality, self-esteem of his male role or jugate,” though useful in some ways, and strength of a man in ways identity” — was carries an unforon top. Nowadays, that a word like “subjugate” tunate complicapeople use “emasjust does not compete.” tion in ter ms of culate” for women its association with or for the genderless women. Google’s “person,” a phetop definitions of subjugate — “to bring nomenon that assumes people will stop under domination or control, especially associating “emasculate” with maleness. by conquest” and “make someone or Accordingly, we see that the deprivation something subordinate to” — focus on of a male-esque “role or identity” — one the actor carrying out these injustices. In that equates with general strength — takes fact, “domination” and “control” are terms priority in the public consciousness over the frequently used in positive circumstances fact that the female gender, or any other, such as the case of a sports team winning does not get its own vocabulary. The change a game. in the usage of “emasculate” is cause for What we do not have is a feminine even greater concern. It is about time we word on par with “emasculate,” a term get feminine terminology that takes into that largely invests itself in the inner life account women’s personal experiences of and experiences of the individual, of the injustice. single man. “Emasculate” is tinged with This female equivalent of “emasculate” the sexuality, self-esteem and strength of a would ideally describe the stripping of a man in ways that a word like “subjugate” woman’s positive, feminine qualities or just does not compete. It is also frustrating identity — it would neither equate femito think of how often “emasculate” gets to ninity with weakness, nor would it signify be exchanged in more personal conversa- a woman’s being masculinized. These tions between friends. Men can use it as feminine qualities do not stand in direct a self-deprecatory tool, an admission of contrast with male qualities, but rather vulnerability, a part of their jokes — that’s complement them — they are different, the surface. Underneath these sorts of but they are neither lesser nor greater. The conversations is a way of asserting that feminine counterpart would serve as a way their individual identity and manhood to recognize the autonomy of women and matters because it would be terrifying to their desire to be fully themselves. lose. If women have something similar in While no one can be expected to neatly English, we certainly would not have such conform to femininity or masculinity, it a convenient shorthand. is also unfair to call for total androgyny “Emasculate,” like “subjugate,” is a because that limits one’s ability to fully verb, and as such describes what actions express one’s identity.

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Registrar made final call on changing fall Saturday class times administration at the beginning of the summer term to consider changing the scheduled class times. first proposal asked for a 10 a.m. “We had an appointment with start time in place of the 8 a.m. Dean Mastanduno. We spoke with start, while the other proposed him and talked to him about why evening classes. we thought this was necessary. He “The moment we found out was incredibly receptive to the [about the weekend classes] we idea,” Manning said. immediately gathered and de- Manning added that since cided that our the final decibest bet would sion was up to The moment we found be to go to the the Registrar, administration out [about the weekend Mastanduno with proof to classes], we immediately contacted Merdemonstrate edith Braz, the how upset the gathered and decided Registrar of the student body that our best bet College, who was,” Student f i n a l i ze d t h e would be to go to the Assembly prescompromise. i d e n t Fr a n k administration with proof O n C u n n i n g h a m to demonstrate how Saturday, Sept.

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26, 10As will To g a t h e r upset the student body meet from 10 proof, the As- was.” a.m. to 11:50 sembly sent a.m., 2As from - FRANK CUNNINGHAM ‘16 o u t a s u r vey 12 p.m. to 1:50 t o w a r d s t h e STUDENT ASSEMBLY p.m. and 3As end of spring PRESIDENT and 3Bs from term to gauge 2 p.m. to 3:50 student prefp.m. On Saterences. They urday, Oct. 24, received 553 responses to the 9S and 9L will meet at 8:45, while survey, he said. The majority of classes normally scheduled on students indicated a preference for Monday, Wednesdays and Frithe evening classes — 69 percent. days will operate on their regular Twenty-five percent of the student schedules. body preferred the delayed start Manning said that the willingto classes, while only nine percent ness of administrators to accomfavored the original schedule. modate student requests made the Manning and Harrington then change possible. took the results of the poll to the “I would like to say that the FROM FALL CLASS PAGE 1

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Registrar Meredith Braz had the final say in the decision regarding Saturday classes in the coming fall term.

Student Assembly is incredibly grateful for how receptive the administration has been. Dean Mastanduno and Registrar Braz were very supportive of the ideas and readily agreed on a workable solution to the problem to make things as convenient as possible for students,” manning said.

Any change in the course schedule after it was already published felt like a long-shot, Harrington

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wrote in an email. So the fact that the Assembly was able to push back the start times of the weekend classes at all is an accomplishment, he wrote.

Cunningham said that the Assembly is currently busy planning and that great things are in store for the upcoming year.

Harrington continued that the Assembly has laid the groundwork for many new initiatives that it

plans to implement in the fall.

These include initiatives addressing mental health, sexual assault and many other aspects of a Dartmouth student’s undergraduate experience. He added that through continued hard work, the Assembly is confident that it can act as a valuable resource for students, so that it may play an active role in determining their experience at the College.

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Students share stories of identity at VoX performance B y savannah maher The Dartmouth

After two runs as part of V-February in 2014 and 2015, the original student performance “Voices” returned to campus as “VoX: Voices of Summer” on Monday in Collis Common Ground.

The production, sponsored by the Center for Gender and Student Engagement, featured a series of monologues and poetry written and performed by members of the class of 2017 on topics ranging from racial identity and feminism to body image, mental health and personal relationships.

Directors Kalie Marsicano ’17 and Jessica King Fredel ’17 held auditions at the start of term and led rehearsals with the cast of 21 performers throughout July and early August. Unlike “Voices,” which the pair co-directed this past February, “VoX” was open to individuals of all gender identities who wished to share their stories.

“We wanted to foster dialogue between people of different genders,” Marsicano said, adding that the genderinclusivity of this summer’s production allowed for those who identify outside of a male-female binary to participate.

Marsicano also noted that while some monologues performed in the V-February production are submissions, performers in “Vox” read only their own original pieces.

Several cast members cited a desire to form new relationships with other

Dartmouth students as their motivation for getting involved.

Cast member Gabrielle Bozarth ’17 said that being a part of “Voices” during her freshman winter allowed her to branch out and meet people outside of her established social groups. Through “VoX,” she has found a similar sense of community. “[The cast] set the tone from the beginning that you can share, you can laugh, you can cry.” Bozarth said.

“I’ve never met a more open group of people.”

Bozarth’s piece “Black Woman Love” was her take on the racial dynamics of dating, emphasizing the power of self-love.

Nick Moolenijzer ’17 said that he got involved with “VoX” to share his story alongside friends and classmates.

“I knew [the cast] would have really powerful things to say, and I wanted to experience that with them,” Moolenijzer said. He read two poems focused on romantic love at the College and male body-image.

Moolenijzer said that sharing his pieces with the audience helped him feel a greater connection with the Dartmouth community, a sentiment echoed by other members of the cast.

“You don’t get many opportunities to share yourself in that way,” Doug Phipps ’17 said, another performer. “And I think it’s important for the Dartmouth community to hear other people’s stories and try to understand them.”

After performing his monologue “On Being Fat in Suburban Connecticut,” Phipps said that he felt more comfortable on campus.

“It’s nice to know that a large part of my past is now out there,” he said.

Phipps noted that, since his primary social outlets on campus are all-male organizations, “VoX” allowed him to engage with a more diverse set of experiences.

Corinne Kasper ’17, whose monologue was centered on her tribe’s blood-quantum enrollment policies, emphasized that “VoX” gave her a platform to speak publicly about an important aspect of her identity.

“I wanted to talk about being an Indian, so I did,” Kasper said.

Kasper said that this subject, and other similar subjects, do not often come up in casual conversation.

“What I wrote about is something that I came to terms with a long time ago, but I think I just wanted people to know,” she said.

An estimated 250 students turned out to watch “VoX.” Each speaker’s performance was punctuated with applause, snaps and shouts of encouragement.

“I was excited to see how many people came,” Moolenijzer said. “The size of the crowd made [performing] more scary, but it was really impactful to see how much Dartmouth students care about other people’s experiences.”

Moolenijzer also mentioned the im-

portance of audience members hearing the performers speak about issues that they themselves could be facing.

Sam Parker ’15, a member of the audience, said she was impressed by the level of unity displayed by the sophomore class, adding that few spaces on campus provide such a supportive environment for students to be vulnerable.

Catherine Hastings ’17, who also attended the performance, said she was struck by the way the performers took control of their experiences. “[VoX] is a great platform for people to have others see them in a way that makes them happy to share their stories on their own terms,” Hastings said.

In discussing the goals of the production, Marsicano emphasized the importance of generating campus dialogue.

“I hope people were entertained, but moreover, I hope that it answered some questions as well as sparked some questions for people and created a more accessible way to engage in conversations about race, ethnicity, gender and identity in general,” Marsicano said.

The VoX Committee hopes that students will continue to engage with this type of dialogue by attending the Voices of Summer panels that accompany the main performance.

Marsicano is a member of The Dartmouth staff.

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Kalie Marsicano ’17 and Jessica King Fredel ’17 directed this summer’s VoX.

DSO petitions to reinstate conductor Anthony Princiotti B y hayley hoverter-trujillo The Dartmouth

In response to Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra conductor Anthony Princiotti’s resignation, over 300 students, alumni, parents and faculty have signed a petition calling for his reinstatement as of press time.

On July 28, Joshua Kol,the Hopkins Center director of student performance programs, notified DSO members of the resignation in an email.

Kol wrote in the email that Princiotti chose to leave Dartmouth after 23 years “to pursue other opportunities and devote more time to his other conducting, performing and teaching engagements.”

Kol also wrote that the Hop will be looking for a replacement to serve as guest conductor in the fall term and that Princiotti will serve as a classical music consultant to Hop interim director Marga Rahmann.

The petition for his reinstatement was written by a group of current and former students.

Paula Chen ’17, a DSO member, said that the petition arose because members were troubled by Kol’s email and perceived a lack of

transparency.

“We are concerned about the way that his departure was communicated with us,” Chen said.

Molly Ryan ’17 is one of the DSO’s three student managers.

She serves as a liaison between the group and the Hop and makes sure that the orchestra runs smoothly.

Ryan said that the resignation “came as a shock” to the orchestra.

“He had planned one of the most challenging programs for the 2015-16 year that the DSO had ever attempted,” Ryan said. “We were talking to him about this program since the month of April, and he seemed excited.”

Ryan said that DSO members were expecting Princiotti to remain in his current position for the fall.

She cited a comment he made about being excited to work with the students in the fall, which he sent in an email to the DSO members after their spring performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 6.

Ryan said that she is sending the petition to professors and as many other people as possible.

“Currently, [the petition has] been sent to the current DSO listserv, DSO alumni listerv and other campus listservs. Over 10

of the students have posted it on Facebook,” Ryan said.

Ryan said that DSO members think that the petition is not only important to music students but the broader community.

Ryan said that the best possible outcome for the symphony would be Princiotti’s reinstatement in his original position.

Chen said that Princiotti has not spoken to the DSO members about his resignation, but that the DSO has been in contact with him through third parties and that “he is fine.”

After only playing in the concert for seven minutes her freshman fall and being asked to sit out her sophomore fall because she was not playing on tour, the group did not immediately feel like a family for her. Chen said that it took her until sophomore year for the DSO to feel like a family for her.

Chen noted that performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 was a turning point in her relationship with Princiotti. She said she was struck by how Princiotti not only focused on the music but on “what was happening in Mahler’s life and how that might translate onto the page.”

“All of these people were telling me [that Princiotti] was the most brilliant man you’d ever meet,” Chen said. “Since doing Mahler, I started to see what other students were saying.”

Chen said that she was concerned over the candidates for Princiotti’s replacement and the scarce amount of time left until the fall. Chen was also part of a group of students invited to sit in on the conductors’ interviews and said that she was disappointed.

Chen said that an adequate conductor is needed as the DSO will take on what managers say will be “the most difficult program ever at the DSO” in the fall. They will be playing the “extremely ambitious” pairing of Beethoven and Sibelius symphonies in one term.

Sara McElheny ’17, a member of the DSO, was one of the students that met with College President Phil Hanlon to discuss reinstituting Princiotti. She said that after communicating their concerns to Hanlon, he said that “he had been in contact with the Hop” to hear the other perspective.

“He didn’t make any promises,” McElheny said. “He wants to direct us to the right person.”

Alice Wang ’16, one of the managers of the DSO, said that a student had inquired whether Princiotti’s new role would allow him to be participate in the replacement-finding process, but Rahmann only said “we need to respect [Princiotti’s] wishes.”

Wang also said that the DSO members want to directly communicate with Princiotti though they have been unable to.

In 2005, the College attempted to remove Princiotti from his position as a violin instructor. Students and faculty complained, asking that he return to the music department.

While Princiotti faced removal in 2005, this year he formally resigned.

Chen said that whether Princiotti is reinstated or not, she hopes the petition will bring to light student concerns regarding the music department.

“Now it’s different because he actually signed his resignation agreement. Now things are legally finalized,” Chen said. “Students are frustrated with how music department is run, and I hope that the petition exposes these issues.”

Kol did not respond to a request seeking comment by press time.

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SPORTS ONE ONE WITH HUNTER JOHNSTONE ’16

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How and when did you start sailing?

HJ: I started sailing at seven years old at my local sailing program, which is in the city of Lake Forest, [Illinois], and I started liking it soon after.

How do you stay in sailing shape over the summer?

HJ: Basically we just have a sailing fitness program that we are recommended to follow over the summer, which includes lifting and running.

And then sailing is something that you can do recreationally to keep yourself in shape if that’s what you’d like to.

Sailing is a two-season sport (fall and spring), how do you manage athletics and academics for two-thirds of the year?

HJ: Just a lot of forward planning and knowing your schedule in advance, and also being adaptable if things come up and knowing how to reorganize your time. It definitely took me probably two years to figure out how to schedule my time properly to do well in classes and sailing at the same time, but when it clicked, it’s really rewarding. I usually just get my work done in advanced if I can. I’m someone who doesn’t tend to work as productively over the weekends. Some people are very good at getting their work done during the down time at regattas and making sure they have everything ready by Monday.

You were one of seven Dartmouth sailors selected to the ICSA 2015 All-Academic Team.

Why do you think Big Green sailors are able to excel in the classroom and in sports?

HJ: I think that our team is really good at supporting each other on

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Hunter Johnstone ’16 is the cocaptain of the Dartmouth sailing team. Just last month, Johnstone was selected for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association 2015 All-Academic Team.

The Dartmouth sat down with Johnstone to get a glimpse into the sailing team’s busy schedule and two-term season.

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and off the water. We definitely respect one another not only for being good sailors, but also for being good students. We make sure to take care of ourselves academically as well, and that’s paid off.

What’s the difference between the fall and spring seasons?

Does the team approach them differently? Do they count differently?

HJ: For the most part, the seasons are very similar, at least until the end. In the spring, you have all the major championships for the year, so that’s when the national championships are. So usually those last three weeks of the season in the spring are considered championship season.

There’s probably more team racing, which is where you are competing along side your teammates in the races in the spring.

What is it like being on a coed team that competes in two separate events, women’s and coed sailing?

HJ: I’ve been on a coed sailing team ever since I’ve been on a sailing team — before high school, in high school and in college. It’s just very normal.

You learn to have a pretty large and diverse friend group. Actually, Sarah [Williams ’16] is the captain for the women’s team. When it comes to the administration and organization, we treat it as one team. The only time it ever feels separate is when we’re at championship events or just a coed or women’s event. But really the only difference is that you are just rooting for the women’s team, or vice versa. It’s more of a supportive thing between the two teams. But other than that, we’re very together, one unit, and there’s really no division between either team.

As co-captain, what are your goals for the upcoming season?

HJ: To continue building a team that’s supportive of one another and have a desire to win and also the belief that we can. We have a very capable group this year, and we’re certainly capable of winning. We just need to put everything together to see what happens.

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Though Dartmouth women’s rugby co-captain Yejadai Dunn ’16 is spending the summer working in Boston, she has not taken a break from playing the sport she loves. In addition to being a member of the Boston’s women’s club rugby team, Beantown, Dunn was selected to the ATAVUS All-Stars Women’s Collegiate 15s team to play against Ontario in late July and is now at USA Rugby’s National All-Star Competition camp in Denver.

“For [Dunn], personally, it’s a very exciting opportunity because all of these tours and camps are selection venues for the USA national team,” head coach Katie Dowty said.

Dowty also noted that Dunn was one of only about 150 rugby players at both the collegiate and senior levels to be invited to the NASC camp, an impressive feat.

“It was definitely a surprise,” Dunn said. “I’m actually not that familiar with higher-level rugby, like the U.S. Rugby structure, since I’ve always just played at the Ivy League level with Dartmouth.”

The camp is designed to give USA Rugby coaches an up-close look at some of the top women’s rugby players in the country.

“They’ll scrimmage each other so that the coaches can actually see them play as opposed to looking at numbers or just drills,” Dowty said. “They can actually see people’s game sense.”

Not only is Dunn being watched and evaluated by coaches, but she is also using the opportunity to watch and evaluate other players.

“I’ve learned a lot about different styles, new strategies on attack and on defense,” Dunn said.

As a co-captain for the Big Green, Dunn hopes to teach the skills she’s picked up to her teammates.

“I just want to take back things that I’ve learned on the tour,” she said, “like different attacks and also some leadership skills I’ve learned from other players and take them back as we go through transition.”

This “transition” refers to Dowty’s hiring and the team’s jump from a club to a varsity sport, both of which occurred this summer. According to her teammates, Dunn will be more than capable of helping her team through this period of change.

“She dedicates herself to everything she does,” Aiko Laski ’17 said. “This sounds like I’m over-praising her but

this is totally who she is.”

Leadership is nothing knew to Dunn. Two years ago. during Laski’s first season, Dunn acted as the team’s rookie coordinator, which required her to help new players become comfortable in their environment.

“She’s very patient,” Laski said. “It takes a lot of patience to develop that talent and integrate it into the team.”

Opponents, however, may not witness this kind and soft side of the Dartmouth captain.

“Every team has one or two players who will run straight through people and who will have people hanging off of them while they run, and she’s one of those people,” Laski said.

Even though she has yet to see Dunn play in person, Dowty is well aware of what Dunn brings to the game.

“I know she’s a big hitter and loves the physicality,” Dowty said.

In addition to developing her athletic ability, Dunn also developed a new support system on campus when she joined the team her freshman fall.

“I’ve had an amazing team the last three years,” Dunn said. “They’re my friends, they’re my family, there’s no one in my life I would do more for.”

The tight-knit rugby community has helped Dunn in more ways that she can count.

“My freshman fall I really struggled in a lot of ways, and the team, everyone on the team, was there to pick me up and give me a lot of strength,” Dunn said. “I can never repay them for what they did so I give it my all on the field.”

Her teammates also recognize the

effort that Dunn puts into her game.

“She is an unstoppable force,” Laski said.

The intensity with which Dunn approaches rugby has already brought her to the selection camp, and it may take her even further — rugby sevens is set to make its Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Even if Dunn is not there to represent her country, she is proud of her sport’s newfound prominence.

“Women’s rugby is a sport that values so many different body types, skills and athleticism, especially because it’s so physical,” Dunn said.

Unlike lacrosse and hockey, which have different rules for the men’s and women’s versions of the sport, rugby is played with the same physicality no matter who is on the field.

“I want to develop awareness for the fact that this is important, and that more people should appreciate it and more girls should have the opportunity to try it,” Dunn said.

As for now, Dunn more invested in her sport’s message than she is in playing for the U.S. “Some people have goals to be [US Rugby] Eagles, and that’d be great, but right now I really love playing for the team,” Dunn said. “I’m kind of going to go with the flow and see where that takes me but I think I’ll always be playing even after college.”

Dunn will be playing in Denver at the NASC camp for the next few days, before returning to Boston and then making her way to Hanover on Sept.

1 for preseason training.

Photo courtesy of Yejadai Dunn

Yejadai Dunn ’16 has spent the summer playing with collegiate rugby talent.